Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-11

The most valuable painting in the Hall,
and there are but few, hangs in thus room.
1t is portrait, life size, of LandSeer,
painted Ivy himself from Il photograph taken
for the purpose. The great artist is i'll II
sitting position, and on either side OF his
fine old head appear the long noses and
intelligent eyes OF his two pet hounds.
On the opposite side OF the wall is a large
picture of Queen Victoria, taken, should
think. when she was about thirty years Of
age, and before she had attained ample
proportions. The color of the portrait Is
so dark us to be misleading The face Is
dignilcd, the head is well up, though
without crown, and the dress of dark
velvet cut low in the body and bOrdered
with her fayOrite lace of lIOnitOn.
Book cases reaching to the mantel shelf
stand on either side OF the fire place, filled
with luXuriautly bound volumes, most OF
them presentation copies, and each case Is
SurmOuntcd by 4 group in terra Gotta.
The one u Young mother seated in Il rock
ing chair, lulling her babe to sleep, the
other in the act of nursing il. The rock
inc chair suggested an American origin,
but there was no name upon the groups to
confirm 1t.
In this, as in the drawing room, were
screens, about four feet in height, made OF
plush, into which were inserted row after
row OF photographs, mostly carte de visIteS
of Iii lferemt members OF the Royal family
and their connections, taken ut various
ages and in every conceivable attitude
The pictures are covered with thin glass,
so that the plush, which in one screen was
crimson and in another blue answered ~
frame work
In the window are two stained willow
arm chairs, with big cushions, the tavOrite
seats of the master and mistress of the
hall. A square table covered with a rich
" embroidered velvet cloth stands in the
middle of this room, and round it every
morning at nine o'clock gather the Prince
and Princess, their three daughters, and
whenever they are at liberty to JON them,
the young Princes, Albert, Victor and
| George.
The Princess comes down in q gay dress
ing gown bordered with fur, when the
mornings are cold, and pOurS the tea her
self from quaint little silver service, the
pieces of which are short and fat and cur
iously rcpOuSSe The china is the Princess
! favorite Royal Worcester, and bears the
| familiar plumes and motto Itch Diet, -
which isn't SO bad Tor breakfast table.
| The Prince appears in loose velvet shoot
! ing Jacket and channels slippers, and begins
! the day rs indeed he ends it, with sub
stantial meal. II. X. II. is not fond OF
| what our English cousins call French kick
| ShawS He likes the solid toasted muffin,
! the pink and whistle slices of home cured
! ham, the generous section of Melton Now.
bray pork pie, grilled chops thanked with
! kidneys brOiled ON a silver fork, plenty oil
good thick cream and butter--but thereby
| hangs a tale which you shall have later,
| The Princess and her daughters are partial
! to oat meal and milk, sweet omelettes and
| little birds, plOverS' eggs served in n rea
nest, and Bits OF cold pheasant. Dry toast
| in silver recks is always on the breakfast
| table, in the center of which never fails Il
appear a bowl of gay flowers, arranged by
| the Princes Victoria with whom flower
/ are passion.
Immediately after the meal is over the
| family adjourn to what is really the stat
hest apartment in the Hall, and which
runs nearly the entire length of it, facin!
the front carriage drive. Originally thi,
great salon was built expressly for the
famous county balls, on which the goOC
people of Norfolk looked forward for min,
months of the year, and live on the recOl
lectionS for the other three. Here to'
were given the dances when a party o
London Tops" were inyiSed to spend thu
Christmas holidays, or enjoy n week:
shooting. About three years ago it wa
/ found necessary to build ball room
proper ON the Hall, aud then this apart
ment was turned into a reception room
though in the morning 1t answers the pur
pose of a private chapel rs well.
The ceiling of this room, or more prop
erIy salon, is lofty and of carved oak, 81
is all the other wood work, and plenty o
color Is given by vOluminouS hangings
over doorways and long windows, o
Turkey red serge bordered with broa'
band of the same material in dark, ricl
blue. The same cOlors are repeated In tn
furniture which is covered with blHe
boriered with the red. The effect OF TIM
daring combination is exceedingly good
and topped down by the splendid furs tina
partly covered the polished Oaken floor.
/ At the upper end OF the room, like